Coog
04-03-2012, 18:28
On 3 April, 1836 the Republic of Texas schooner Invincible sinks the Mexican schooner Montezuma.
Captain Jeremiah Brown was ordered to defend the Texas coast and seek out and engage the Mexican man-of-war Montezuma. The 8 gun Invincible cruised south to the mouth of the Rio Grande, where on April 3, 1836, Invincible encountered the 20 gun Man-of-War in an area then-called Brazos Santiago (now called Boca Chica) at the mouth of Laguna Madre. After an exchange of broadsides the Montezuma ran aground on a sandbar, and her crew escaped. Invincible barraged the Mexican cruiser until she was destroyed
Captain Jeremiah Brown was ordered to defend the Texas coast and seek out and engage the Mexican man-of-war Montezuma. The 8 gun Invincible cruised south to the mouth of the Rio Grande, where on April 3, 1836, Invincible encountered the 20 gun Man-of-War in an area then-called Brazos Santiago (now called Boca Chica) at the mouth of Laguna Madre. After an exchange of broadsides the Montezuma ran aground on a sandbar, and her crew escaped. Invincible barraged the Mexican cruiser until she was destroyed